Anna Avdeyeva, also known as Anna Avdeeva, (born 6 April 1985 in Orenburg

Orenburg

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Russia

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n shot put

Shot put

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ter. She was fifth at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

2009 World Championships in Athletics

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 and improved to fourth at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

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. Her personal best throw is 20.07 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Cheboksary

Cheboksary

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She finished eighth at the 2002 World Junior Championships

2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2002 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Kingston, Jamaica from July 16 to July 21, 2002.-Men:-Women:-Medals table:...

, won the silver medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships

2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics

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 and finished eighth at the 2005 Summer Universiade

Athletics at the 2005 Summer Universiade

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. She also competed at the 2007 World Championships

2007 World Championships in Athletics - Women's shot put

The Women's Shot Put event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 26, 2007 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.-Medallists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:-Group A:-Group B:-Final:...

 without reaching the finals.

Achievements

Representing
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	3rd	Shot put	19.39 m 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put The women's shot put at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 27 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Qualification:...
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	1st	Shot put	18.70 m 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put The Women's shot put event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 4-5, 2011 with the final being held on March 5 at 14:20 local time. -Records:-Qualification:...